Importance of the Nile

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians The Nile

Objectives

History

  • Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations.
  • Characteristic features of past non-European societies.
  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, and significance, and use them to make connections and to create their own structured accounts.
  • Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between cultural, economic and social history.

English

  • Note and develop initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary.
  • Identify the audience for and purpose of the writing.
  • Use further organisational devices to structure text.
  • Gain and maintain the interest of the listener.
  • Give well-structured descriptions and explanations.
  • Participate in presentations.

Lesson Planning

Using the map and models you have made in the previous sessions, work together in a group to prepare a presentation about the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians.
  • To plan and give a presentation about the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians.

Children will:

  • Explain the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians.
  • Work together in a group to prepare a presentation about the River Nile.
  • Give the presentation to an invited audience.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • The map and models made in previous sessions during this block
  • An invited audience